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Local authorities as Actors

Local authorities are important actors in global climate protection, because...

  • everybody is a consumer of energy
  • everybody lives in a municipality
  • cities and towns can influence nearly every sector
  • cities and towns can apply nearly every policy instrument
  • local authorities are the government level next to citizens and thus can directly involve them 
  • local authorities are to a high degree responsible for local infrastructure and public services
  • they maintain facilities such as public buildings, schools, car fleet, sports centres, swimming pools

 

Areas of activity for local authorities of cities and municipalities in local climate protection are: